The Nurturing Nest
Family Child Care & Preschool
May 2025 Calendar





 
The following is our skill-based activity calendar for the month of May. Activities are developmentally appropriate, research-based and aligned with state standards. We cover the following skill-based activities: Circle Time Activity, Language & Literacy, Math & Reasoning, Creative Arts and Music & Movement.


  
Day 1

River

 
  • Language/Literacy: River of Names   
  • Math and Reasoning: River Animal Matching Game 
  • Creative Arts: River Collage
  • Music and Movement: Fish Story
Day 2

Beaver

 
  • Language/Literacy: Building V 
  • Math and Reasoning: Building with Sticks 
  • Creative Arts: Beaver Talk 
  • Music and Movement: Beaver Friends
Day 3

Boat

 
  • Language/Literacy: My Little Journal 
  • Math and Reasoning: Floating Ducks 
  • Creative Arts: Race to the Shore   
  • Music and Movement: Catch It!
Day 4

Alligator

 
  • Language/Literacy: Feed the Alligator 
  • Math and Reasoning: Loosing Teeth 
  • Creative Arts: Little Letter Book: Vv 
  • Music and Movement: Strong Alligators 
Day 5

Waterfall

 
  • Language/Literacy: Looking for Water 
  • Math and Reasoning: Waterfall Splash 
  • Creative Arts: Ribbon Water Dancer 
  • Music and Movement: Waterfall Dance 
Day 6

Fishing

 
  • Language/Literacy: Would You Rather?
  • Math and Reasoning: Fishing for 
  • Shapes
  • Creative Arts: Fish on a Line 
  • Music and Movement: Catch a Fish
Day 7

Sailboat

 
  • Language/Literacy: Floating Letters 
  • Math and Reasoning: Boat Race 
  • Creative Arts: Sailboat Design
  • Music and Movement: Flying Fish
Day 8

Swimming

 
  • Language/Literacy: Diving for Letters 
  • Math and Reasoning: Swim & Build 
  • Creative Arts: Little Letter Book: Yy    
  • Music and Movement: Swim to Shore
Day 9

Duck

 
  • Language/Literacy: Duck & Friends 
  • Math and Reasoning: Where's the Duck? 
  • Creative Arts: Duck Family Headband  
  • Music and Movement: Duck Dance 
Day 10

Rocks

 
  • Language/Literacy: Rock Words 
  • Math and Reasoning: Rock Design
  • Creative Arts: Rock Formation
  • Music and Movement: Thank You
Day 11

Bath Time

 
  • Language/Literacy: Rub-a-Dub-Dub
  • Math and Reasoning: Soapy Shapes
  • Creative Arts: Bath Time Puppet
  • Music and Movement: Pretend to Wash
Day 12

Washing Dishes

 
  • Language/Literacy: Dirty Plate Writing 
  • Math and Reasoning: Scrub, Scrub, Rinse, Rinse
  • Creative Arts: Listen & Draw
  • Music and Movement: Helping Hands
Day 13

Car Wash

 
  • Language/Literacy: Wash & Write 
  • Math and Reasoning: Car Wash Sorting
  • Creative Arts: Building a Car Wash
  • Music and Movement: Towel Dance 
Day 14

Laundry

 
  • Language/Literacy: Bubbly Letters 
  • Math and Reasoning: Dirty Ducks 
  • Creative Arts: Shirt Design
  • Music and Movement: Dancing Bubbles
Day 15

Bubbles

 
  • Language/Literacy: Words in the Wash 
  • Math and Reasoning: Counting Bubbles 
  • Creative Arts: Bubbly Art
  • Music and Movement: Dancing Bubbles
Day 16

Water Cycle

 
  • Language/Literacy: Precipitation Drops 
  • Math and Reasoning: Puddle Jump 
  • Creative Arts: Rainy Windows
  • Music and Movement: Water Cycle Dancing
Day 17

Rainbow

 
  • Language/Literacy: Cleaning the Rainbow 
  • Math and Reasoning: Rainbow Dominoes 
  • Creative Arts: Rainbow Dancer 
  • Music and Movement: Rainbow Dancing
Day 18

States of Water

 
  • Language/Literacy: Painting with Ice 
  • Math and Reasoning: Ice Fishing
  • Creative Arts: Water Mail
  • Music and Movement: Dancing with Ice
Day 19

Drinking Water

 
  • Language/Literacy: Wet Letters 
  • Math and Reasoning: Workout Water
  • Creative Arts: Hydration Station 
  • Music and Movement: Cup Rhythms
Day 20

Water Conservation

 
  • Language/Literacy: Pour & Move 
  • Math and Reasoning: Constructing Pipes
  • Creative Arts: My Portfolio
  • Music and Movement: Thankful Dance



  



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